Happy New Year! As I began typing this blog, I found myself thinking about all the ways individuals and families mark the arrival of a…
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Being Christmas Morning
This coming weekend is the Fourth Sunday of Advent and the Magnificat is read in most Christian churches. The Magnificat begins with Mary glorifying God…
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Raising My Expectations this Advent
When I was in my late teens/early twenties, a friend and mentor told me one of her life’s mottos was: “Expect nothing and be pleasantly…
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A Thanksgiving to “Do Better”
This Thanksgiving week, I am having a hard time wrapping my heart and mind around a sense of gratitude. It’s not that I’m ungrateful; quite…
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Praying for a Purple Wave
Today is Election Day and I hope anyone who is eligible has carved out time to vote. Not only is voting our civic duty, but…
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Err on the Side of Compassion
My family recently relocated to Louisville, KY and we are in the process of finding a new church home. At one particular church we visited,…
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Just a Little Bit Less
This weekend’s Gospel reading from Mark contains one of the most cringe-worthy lines in all of scripture for many of us in the U.S.: “It…
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Embrace Your Inner Franciscan!
From September 1st – October 4th many Christians around the world participate in the “Season of Creation.” In many Christian churches, the Season of Creation…
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Responding to the Pennsylvania Abuse
When recent news broke about the sexual abuse of over 1,000 children by Catholic priests in Pennsylvania, a handful of individuals in our JustFaith Ministries…
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The Road to Selma and Montgomery
From Dow S. Barton (part of our JustFaith Greenville community) July 17, 2018 This past weekend, my wife and I, and seven JustFaith grads from…